Kapil lashes out at BCCI for sacking Prasad & Robin

Kapil Dev came down heavily on the Indian Cricket Board for sacking the bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad and fielding coach Robin Singh without looking into the good work they had done for the team.

Kapil said both Prasad and Robin were doing a good job for the team and if they were sacked for the poor performance of the team then the manager should also have been held responsible.

"Both of them (Prasad and Robin) have done a good job for the team. The Board should have removed manager of the team, also holding him responsible for poor performance of the team in Champions Trophy," Kapil told PTI during the inauguration of the Madhuban Resort and Spa at Anand.

"The basis of removal from the post should be on performance criteria. Why should there be a sword hanging over those who are giving good result?" he asked.

Speaking about the Vadodara ODI he said Australia were no doubt the better side.

"I think the team which performed better won the match and the Australians were the better side that is why they won," he said.

"The team needs to concentrate in each department of the game to win the seven one-day series against Australia and emerge as a force to reckon with," he added.